facia

See also: facía and façia

English

Noun

facia (plural facias)

  1. Alternative form of fascia

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Attested in Vergilius (7th. c.).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

facia f (genitive faciae); first declension (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. Alternative form of faciēs (“face”)

Declension

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Descendants

References
  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “facies”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 357

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فاجعه‎ (faci'a), from Arabic فَاجِعَة‎ (fājiʕa). Compare Azerbaijani faciə.

Pronunciation
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Noun

facia (definite accusative faciayı, plural facialar)

  1. catastrophe, tragedy
    • 1935 November 13, “Facianın plânçosu: 24 ölü ve kayıb!”, in Cumhuriyet, Istanbul:
      Evvelki geceki Inebolu vapuru faciasının kurbanları hakkında yapılan tahkikat ve tetkikat ilk tahminlerin biraz mubalâğali olduğunu göstermiştir.
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References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “facia”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “فاجع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1358
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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